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Scoliologic® Workshop, Canada
How inspiring it was to witness the determination, focus and positive attitude of the adolescent patients who participated in the Scoliologic® “Best Practice” hands-on workshop in Toronto, Canada. Techniques and programs for health (exercise, fitness, dieting, nutrition) are always evolving, and of course, scoliosis treatment is no different. This past week, it was my great [...]
Tags: 3-D Made Easy™, ADL's for scoliosis, Dr. Hans-Rudolf Weiss, Physiologic®, Scoliologic®, scoliosis treatment
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Scoliosis and Sports
We all know exercise and physical activity are beneficial for health and can result in decreased risk of cardiovascular disease and increased longevity. But, what about the scoliotic? I am frequently asked about sports participation and scoliosis, for the growing adolescent or the adult who wants to be physically active but fears curve progression. [...]
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Evaluating Scoliosis-Chest Expansion
At Scoliosis 3DC we measure chest expansion because respiratory deficits associated with thoracic scoliosis can occur as a secondary response to decreased rib mobility. A maligned thorax in three planes -sagittal, frontal (coronal) and transverse (rotational) – is responsible. Normally, during inhalation the diaphragm contracts and flattens allowing for increased air volume into the lungs. [...]
Tags: chest expansion, lung capacity, measuring chest expansion, restricted breathing due to scoliosis, rib mobility, Schroth Method
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Barcelona SOSORT 2011 -Wrap Up
Additional sessions on Thursday included a study out of Poland concluding 1/3 of scoliosis patients are underweight with a 3-4% lower BMI than the non-scoliotic population. On Friday, numerous interesting sessions focused on results from studies on exercise and bracing beginning with a couple out of Dr. Negrini’s clinic in Italy. Conclusions were conservative treatment [...]
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SOSORT -Barcelona
Hello from the SOSORT meeting in Barcelona. I am very glad to be here. Barcelona is a city I’ve wanted to visit for ages. I can see there is a lot to fit in between meetings and seeing the city. My intention is to post short updates/synopsis on select presentations that may be of interest [...]
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“Whatever you’re doing-keep doing it.”
Y, a local, eleven year-old boy, recently participated in our adolescent scoliosis program. He just had follow-up x-rays (taken independently). In early December, Y had a 20º thoracolumbar curve. After our program and a couple of follow-up visits for focus and motivation, Y reduced his curve by 35% to 13º.
Tags: adolescent scoliosis, idiopathic scoliosis, mild scoliosis, moderate scoliosis, Schroth Method results
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